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Delaying — Delay De*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delaying}.] [OF. deleer, delaier, fr. the noun d[ e]lai, or directly fr. L. dilatare to enlarge, dilate, in LL., to put off. See {Delay}, n., and cf. {Delate}, 1st {Defer}, {Dilate}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delaying — adj. Delaying is used with these nouns: ↑tactic … Collocations dictionary
delaying tactic — delaying tactics N COUNT: usu pl Delaying tactics are things that someone does in order to deliberately delay the start or progress of something. Ministers are using delaying tactics to postpone the report yet again … English dictionary
delaying action — n. maneuvers to cover a retreat, gain time, etc … English World dictionary
delaying tactics — UK [dɪˈleɪɪŋ ˌtæktɪks] US [dɪˌleɪɪŋ ˈtæktɪks] noun [plural] things that are deliberately said or done to make a process slower Thesaurus: tricks, pretences and dishonest planssynonym … Useful english dictionary
delaying action — n. to fight a delaying action * * * [dɪ leɪɪŋ ækʃən] to fight a delaying action … Combinatory dictionary
delaying action — See delaying operation … Military dictionary
delaying action — /dəˈleɪɪŋ ækʃən/ (say duh laying akshuhn) noun any action taken whose purpose is to gain time, especially a military action delaying the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum damage possible without… …
delaying operation — sulaikymo operacija statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Operacija, kurioje besiginančios pajėgos atiduoda teritoriją, kad sulėtintų priešo puolimą ir padarytų priešui daug nuostolių neįsitraukdamos į kautynes. atitikmenys: angl. delaying… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
delaying — Synonyms and related words: Micawberish, backward, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, easygoing, foot dragging, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, lax, lazy, lingering, loitering, lollygagging, procrastinating, procrastinative,… … Moby Thesaurus
